Temptation is everyone's battle, James gives some very practical advice on how to defeat it.

Defeating Temptation
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Real Faith is grounded in the resurrection of Jesus and it results in a new life, a new purpose and a new identity (as a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ)!
Real Faith turns trials into triumphs.
When tempted, no one should say, “God
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Discussion of James 1:17-27. Control your speech. James Chapter 2 Respect of Persons

THE PERFECT MAN AND SERVICE
Introduction: The practice of cliquishness is destroying the individual Christian and in turn,
his church. Somehow the Christian church has borrowed the "clique concept" from the world
and it is eating her alive. When people associate only in a small and
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Some people look at themselves, at their image, as though they were looking into a very tiny mirror. You know the mirror I'm talking about. Every woman seems to have one. I know my mother would always have one buried somewhere inside her purse.

The Mirror (Short Homily)
James 1:16-27
What image do you see when you look in a mirror?
Who is that person in the reflection?
Paul speaks of looking into a darkened mirror:
BIBLE "For now we see through a mirror, darkly; but then face to face (Pause) now I know in part; but then
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Many times we can be discouraged by being passed over, disrespected, taken for granted or outright ignored. This sermon talks about The Foundation of Promotion, The Mechanics of Promotion & No Longer Passed Over but Sought Out.

Introduction
Man is Carnal | God is Spiritual
Man Strives for Democracy | God Designed the Church as a Theocracy (As Christians we live according to the government of God
Acts 5:29-40
I. The Foundation of Promotion
A. Prayer & Fasting
1. The Focus on the Families definition of
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Faith may not deliver you from suffering, but faith will get you through suffering; not just surviving it, but thriving in spite of it.

Connect the Dots
?James 1:1-18
??Persevering Through Trials
Faith may not deliver you from suffering, but faith will get you through suffering; not just surviving it, but thriving in spite of it.
“The just shall live by faith.”
Genesis 15:6, Habakkuk 2:4, Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11;
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Message 10 from James exploring James' admonition not to blame God for temptation but look within ourselves.

Chico Alliance Church
April 22, 2018
Pastor David Welch
“Don’t Blame God for Temptation”
James provided instruction to his reader that would serve as a test of their faith. True faith manifests in specific ways. James tells us how a person who claims to live by faith should be living. One of
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Temptation has more to do with following our flesh then following the devil. Satan can ONLY tempt us to do what we WANT to do.

James 1:9-18 9 Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. 10 And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them. They will fade away like a little flower in the field. 11 The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and
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When we are tempted and fall it is easy to offer excuses or to blame others for our poor actions. James is showing us that there is another way which comes by taking responsibility for our actions and trusting in Jesus for spiritual strength.

James 1:12-18
You can say “no” to temptation
Scripture Readings:-
Job 1:6-22
James 1:12-18
Congregation of the Lord,
As Christians we are called to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Sometimes that is not so easy. But, tonight, we are going to focus on an issue that makes us walk
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Our belief in Jesus and His calling on our lives dictates how we act therefore we should stop compromising with worldly values and behaviour and give ourselves wholly to the Lord.
This applies to the way we deal with trials and temptations.

You Can Listen to the Full Sermon Here:-
http://www.nec.org.au/index.php/listen-to-a-sermon-series/practical-faith/
Message
James 1:1-18 - “Trials and Temptations”
Today we are going to begin an 8 part sermon series on the book of James. When you start a series it helps to have a bit of
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Christians living in our mobile society need fellowship because other channels of association - family, friends, etc, may be lacking. What can we do to enrich our lives together and what should we avoid that can disrupt fellowship?

ENRICHING OUR LIFE TOGETHER - PART 5 OF 5
1. INTRODUCTION
1) Last week we started looking at the application of our previous studies to ‘Our Life Together’. In this week’s message, we’ll look at what can we do to enrich our lives together, and what sort of things we should avoid, which have
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If you’re going to pass the tests of life and come out on the other side of your trials a better person, look to the God who is always good, and listen to Him.

We all know that duct tape and bailing wire will fix almost anything. Well, not quite.
A man in Alaska less than a month ago (June 8, 2017) attempted to cross a channel near Juneau on a homemade, inflatable raft made with duct tape. He put the raft into the water with a paddle and his dog, but
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This is the first message in a series on faith. God always answers prayer birthed by faith.

Religion has taught us that God decides whether or not He will answer our prayers. And because we believe that teaching we often end our prayers with “if it be thy will”. In other words, “God, I’m not really sure what your will is in this situation, but I’m going to pray and if my prayer is not
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A lack of faith may make us expect far less than God is willing to do. Yet the Word of God is clear when it tells us to expect God to answer when we pray in faith.

We continue in our series on discovering your destiny and today we are thinking about Exceeding your expectations.
What are your expectations?
Specifically, what are your expectations of God and what are your expectations of yourself this morning?
Consider these words from Ephesians
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God does not put sickness and disease on people. It's a lie from the pit of hell.

God is not punishing you.
It’s been nearly 25 years since he held the press conference in 1991. The venue was the Forum in Los Angeles and it hosted one of the greatest NBA teams of all times, the Los Angeles Lakers, who were simply known as “Showtime.” Magic Johnson stood before a room full of
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